See this is why I ask if you are an undercover Mormon because they say the same as you using the same verses out of context to justify their interpretation of a old gospel and doctrine .
They used the excuse that Jesus command for the ritual to be done for today so we can earn our religious salvation which is not an gift no more.
Can a sinner or non believer be filled with the Holy Spirit before they get water baptized???
Ac:10:42: And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
Ac:10:43: To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Ac:10:44: While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Ac:10:45: And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Ac:10:46: For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
EVEN pAUL DID NOT come with a wet salvation message.
1Co:1:14: I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
1Co:1:17: For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
This is why Rene I ask you to try to understand also the cross and you might get the same revelation as Paul and many born again spirit filled Christians on this planet.
Rene, we are baptized only once and that is a dry spiritual baptism.
1Co:12:12: For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
1Co:12:13: For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Today we have a spiritual message and the love and the spiritual message is the key to salvation Rene.
Eph:4:3: Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph:4:4: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph:4:5: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Eph:4:6: One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Eph:4:7: But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
We are called to be one in Christ and Christ in us , by His Spirit not a water rituals or religious works to earn a gift or to qualify for salvation, and try to get this in your heart we are baptized only once in the Kingdom of God, and to become sons and daughters.
Joh:15:3: Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
Joh:15:4: Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Joh:15:5: I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Joh:15:6: If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Joh:15:7: If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
This is why the washing of the Word of God is important , that we ate born again with the Water of the Word of God it is water to us so we can live on, and get instructions on how to live so we need the Word of God which is water to us but don´t take things out od context keep it spiritual and we will come both into the correct answers and will of God.
Eph:5:26: That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Joh:3:5: Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Do you think the Kingdom of God is about A physical water and natural Kingdom??
Col:2:11: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
Col:2:12: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Col:2:13: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Col:2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Now if you can get the meaning of all this , you will see we have a new salvation message which is the cross which make us whole.
it is no more a physical ritual needed for salavtion done by hands or body, it is a spiritual and heart relationship with Jesus alone with His Blood which cleans us from all sins, not a physical water ritual.
1Pe:3:19: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
1Pe:3:20: Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1Pe:3:21: The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Again it is a symbol of the spiritual baptism , a like figure, and notice the conscience is something you can`t see it is invisible spiritual thinking meditation and etc.
If you keep all this in context as what the bible teaches we will come into unity as the Lord want us to praise the Lord Rene.
please let the Spirit of God speak to your heart about the Gospel of Christ and get away from religion, and religious rituals.
If you claim not to be a Mormon which i question myself, are you a Roman catholic????
if you are then i can understand your errors and false doctrines of the bible.
M'r:7:3: For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
M'r:7:4: And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
M'r:7:5: Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
M'r:7:6: He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
M'r:7:7: Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
M'r:7:8: For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
God Bless for now until your next justifycations